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> [That's the way it happens - some characters you set out to use, some are happy accidents. As long as it works, it doesn't really matter how you got them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/that-s-the-way-it-happens-some-characters-you-set-out-to-use-some-are/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

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## More by Kurt Busiek

> [The most fascinating powers don't mean a thing if the guy's poorly motivated or dull, and the most generic powers won't hurt a well-motivated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/the-most-fascinating-powers-don-t-mean-a-thing-if-the-guy-s-poorly/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [The reason I quit being a sales manager over twenty years now is because I hate elevator pitches. I want to write stories and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/the-reason-i-quit-being-a-sales-manager-over-twenty-years-now-is/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [If I won the lottery tomorrow - which would be a real trick, since I haven't entered - and was independently wealthy for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/if-i-won-the-lottery-tomorrow-which-would-be-a-real-trick-since-i/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> ["Superhero" is a term that's been borrowed in order to say "big and larger than life and loud and active and dumb." And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/superhero-is-a-term-that-s-been-borrowed-in-order-to-say-big-and/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [You've got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/you-ve-got-to-leave-the-reader-with-more-than-just-a-name-and-a/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [That's the way it happens - some characters you set out to use, some are happy accidents. As long as it works, it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/that-s-the-way-it-happens-some-characters-you-set-out-to-use-some-are/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [The metaphor is the story, not the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/the-metaphor-is-the-story-not-the-character/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [I love creator-owned comics. Most of my favorite books these days are creator-owned, from stuff DC publishes, like 'Fables,' to books like 'Saga,' 'Fatale,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/i-love-creator-owned-comics-most-of-my-favorite-books-these-days-are/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [It's fun to take a piece of formula and go someplace else with it and see what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/it-s-fun-to-take-a-piece-of-formula-and-go-someplace-else-with-it-and/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [I'm not building each one character around one metaphor, so much as trying to build a heroic archetype that can be used to express…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/i-m-not-building-each-one-character-around-one-metaphor-so-much-as/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldnt like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/dracula-if-he-could-see-modern-corporations-wouldnt-like-them-much-he/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [If there's ever a character who can only serve one metaphor, I'll probably tell one story with that character and be done with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/if-there-s-ever-a-character-who-can-only-serve-one-metaphor-i-ll/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [I seem to like playing with form, and the superhero genre has an awful lot of formula to it. It has a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/i-seem-to-like-playing-with-form-and-the-superhero-genre-has-an-awful/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [Marvel's got a crowded universe, and there are already so many characters hogging the spotlight that it's hard to break through that. First off,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/marvel-s-got-a-crowded-universe-and-there-are-already-so-many/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

> [When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/when-you-have-a-novel-set-in-a-fictional-history-you-still-should-get/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

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